Critical FFW Flash Flood Warning — Sat Oct 9, 2004 8:53 AM

FFWNEW
LAC089-091630-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
734 AM CDT SAT OCT 9 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAHNVILLE

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 730 AM CDT...ST CHARLES PARISH DIRECTOR REPORTED RIVERBEND RAOD 
  CLOSED DUE TO 8 INCHES OF WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY. MODERATE TO  
  HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED MOVE ACROSS THESE SAME AREAS ONCE AGAIN     
  THROUGH 930 AM.

3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS 
MORNING CAUSING RUNOFF OVER SOME ROADWAYS. THE MINOR FLOODING 
OCCURRING NOW WILL BE AGGREVATED BY AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH ST CHARLES PARISH OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 
ADDITIONAL ROADWAYS AND SOME HOMES FROM HAHNVILLE TO SAINT ROSE. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3000 9049 3003 9039 3003 9030 2998 9027
      2991 9027 2985 9022 2975 9017 2973 9020
      2973 9032